A police officer initially said it would be “almost impossible” to climb out of a Gore oxidation pond that was less than a metre deep - but now accepts he may have been wrong.
Lachie Jones’ father has described the investigation into his son’s death as a "botched up police job" and still does not accept the conclusion that he drowned.
Primary students already benefiting from free school lunches will continue to do so in the same way for the next two-and-a-half years, while older students will shift to an alternative model.
When Allister Christie spotted his stolen Mercedes being driven by another man he decided to give chase - but soon after both men ended up in a river after a high-speed crash.
A BDO Christchurch receivers’ report on the companies behind a luxury hotel described as "beyond five-star" shows creditors are owed more than $30 million.
The Marlborough district councillor who became an MP at the 2023 election says "upon reflection" he'll donate the money from his council role to a local charity.
An 85-year-old woman has won a court battle that proves her lifelong suspicions that she was the illegitimate daughter of a man her housekeeper mother once worked for.
A powerful synthetic cannabinoid that can lead to overdoses, even at low concentrations, and has been linked to serious harm - including deaths - in NZ, has been detected in a yellow powder presumed to be DMT.